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- Prosus in blockbuster $1.7-billion LatAm acquisitionby Loni Prinsloo on December 24, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Naspers subsidiary Prosus is acquiring online travel agency Despegar.com for the equivalent of R32-billion.
- ANC, DA tensions flare over SABC Billby Duncan McLeod on December 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm
The chair of the portfolio committee on communications is digging in for a fight with minister Solly Malatsi.
- Tesla’s staggering rally – and why it might not lastby Agency Staff on December 22, 2024 at 2:30 pm
It's all down to what investors regard as a political masterstroke by Tesla’s leader, Elon Musk.
- Six great African sci-fi and fantasy books to read these holidaysby The Conversation on December 21, 2024 at 8:00 am
Science-fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing.
- OpenAI unveils ‘o3’ reasoning AI modelsby Agency Staff on December 21, 2024 at 7:30 am
OpenAI is testing new reasoning AI models, o3 and o3 mini, in a sign of growing competition with Google.
- Google offers to loosen search deals to fend off antitrust actionby Agency Staff on December 21, 2024 at 7:00 am
Google has proposed a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others in a bid to address a US ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search.
- TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2024by TechCentral on December 20, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Presenting TechCentral's list of the biggest newsmakers of the year...
- Koos Bekker offloads R3-billion in Prosus sharesby Ana Monteiro on December 20, 2024 at 1:05 pm
Prosus chairman Koos Bekker plans to use the money to fund building operations at hotels in South Africa, the UK and Italy.
- Eskom risk premium falls as turnaround wins over investorsby Robert Brand on December 20, 2024 at 12:52 pm
Eskom's risk premium is dwindling as a turnaround at the state-owned electricity company gathers momentum.